Expedition to Central African Republic: Dzanga Ndoki National Park
- Duration: 11 Days (approx.)
- Product code: dzangandoki
Itinerary:
Day 1: Welcome to Yaounde.
As you arrive in Yaounde today, you will be met and greeted at the airport by your guide and then be transferred to your hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Yaoundé-Doume – Batouri
This morning after breakfast, you will depart Yaounde and drive about 300 miles (with 100 miles of dirt road) to Batouri. Here you will have the chance to experience some great views along the way including incredible landscapes, historic sites, and local markets. Dinner and overnight in a small motel.
Day 3: Batouri – Yokadouma- Libongo
Today we will continue with some more driving. We will drive about 300 miles of dirt road to Libongo. Dinner and overnight in a small motel.
Day 4: Libongo- Bayanga
After breakfast this morning, we will complete the necessary formalities with police authorities and then depart by a motorized canoe to Bayanga. Once we arrive here, we transfer to Doli lodge and relax for the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Dzanga Ndoki National Park: Doki bai
This morning you will be picked up for a drive into the rainforest where you can then take a leisurely hike along elephant paths to Dzanga Bai, frequented by large numbers of forest elephants. Today you can spend the day observing these and other species before returning to the lodge, dinner, and overnight in Doli Lodge.
Day 6: Dzanga Ndoki National Park: Pygmies
After breakfast, your day will begin with a visit to the Ba’aka villages, where the local pygmies will accompany you on a trek into the rainforest. Once in the rainforest, you will have the incredible experience of participating in a traditional Ba’Aka hunt, and spending time with the original inhabitants of the rainforest, return for dinner and overnight in the Doli Lodge.
Day 7: Dzanga Ndoki National Park: bai Hokou
Early this morning you will depart for Bai Hoku research camp. Upon arrival, you will depart with the tracking team and start your hike in search of western lowland gorillas. You will also have the chance to track mangabeys, and with luck will also see some of the other species that inhabit the forest. Return to Doli lodge, dinner, and overnight.
Day 8: Bayanga- Libongo
After breakfast, today, enjoy the surroundings of Doli lodge for the last time before departing by a motorized canoe to Libongo in the sangha river. Once here you will check-in to a small motel and enjoy free relaxation in the afternoon. Overnight.
Day 9: Libongo – Yokadouma- Batouri
After breakfast, we will make our way back toward Batouri. Today will include a drive of about 200 miles to Batouri. Dinner and overnight.
Day 10: Batouri- Yaoundé
Drive from Batouri to Yaoundé. Dinner and overnight.
Day 11: City Tour - Airport TransferToday depends on the time of your international flight out of Yaounde. If there is time, you can explore the city of Yaounde with a small tour. You can have the opportunity to explore the handicraft center and perhaps pick up a few souvenirs. You will then transfer to the airport for your international departing flight.
This price includes:
Accommodation in double room, 2 stars hotel in Yaoundé, Doli lodge or similar in CAR, and small motels in other cities.
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
Entrance Fees and all visits listed in the itinerary
Professional tour guide(s)
Transportation in a 4 WD vehicle, canoe, fuel, and a driver
All activities mentioned in the program
The price excludes:
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
- Personal items such as souvenirs, sunscreen, insect repellent etc
- Visas